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I wonder if the original intent of the feature was to lull people into a false sense of security so the data could be collected on activity people wouldn't othe
by jebarker 3y ago
I wonder if the original intent of the feature was to lull people into a false sense of security so the data could be collected on activity people wouldn't otherwise share.
- estebarb 3y agoEveryone knows that the original intent is "porn mode", but it would have escandalized the delicate ears of some politicians.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoNot disagreeing but also 20+ years ago we, the general public, were more likely to be on a shared desktop machine at home rather than each having their own laptop/phone. Funny how browsers adding browsing history as a feature sort of necessitated private mode.
- gruez 3y ago> Not disagreeing but also 20+ years ago we, the general public, were more likely to be on a shared desktop machine at home rather than each having their own laptop/phone. Even if you're not on a shared computer, you don't want "pornhub.com" to show up on your autocomplete when you're screensharing (online or in-person).
- jebarker 3y agoSure, but was "porn mode" for the benefit of the user or the data collectors? I don't feel like that's a controversial thing to suggest given everything we know about the extent of online tracking and the players involved.